Amphibians 1. Where do amphibians live? d. on land and in water
2. Do amphibians give live birth or lay eggs? b. eggs
3 What do amphibians use to breathe? d. both lungs and gills
Birds
1. What characteristics help you define an animal as a bird? E. All of the above
2. What is the biggest bird? What is the smallest bird? A. The ostrich B. The hummingbird
3. What is migration and why do birds migrate?
Migration is the seasonal movement of birds, generally between breeding and non-breeding areas. The change of seasons causes a change in food supply, causing birds to move to an area with a more plentiful food supply. Birds also migrate to a specific area to breed and raise their young.
Mammals
1.True or False? Mammals are cold blooded? False they are warm blooded
2. Name a mammal that lives in each of these climates.... Cold: Polar Bear Warm:Camels Underground: Moles In the air / fly: Bats In the Ocean: Dolphins 3. What do mammals eat? d. All the above
Fish
1. What is the world’s largest fish? The smallest?
Largest: the whale shark.
Smallest: the tiny goby.
2. Can fish distinguish color?
Most fish are colorblind. Fish can see color shadings, reflected light, shape, and movement.
3. How does the Porcupinefish defend itself?
The Porcupine fish fills itself with water and puffs up like a spiky ball. The predator usually swims away, discouraged and hungry.
Reptiles
1. True of False? Reptiles have ear holes instead of ears. True, reptiles do not have ears.
2. List two ways reptiles cool off when they get too warm.
They go into the shade.
They go into the water.
3. How many speciesof reptiles are there? What continents do they inhabit? There are 8,240 species of reptiles. They inhabit every continent except for Antarctica.
Amphibians
1. Where do amphibians live?
d. on land and in water
2. Do amphibians give live birth or lay eggs?
b. eggs
3 What do amphibians use to breathe?
d. both lungs and gills
Birds
1. What characteristics help you define an animal as a bird?
E. All of the above
2. What is the biggest bird? What is the smallest bird?
A. The ostrich
B. The hummingbird
3. What is migration and why do birds migrate?
Migration is the seasonal movement of birds, generally between breeding and non-breeding areas. The change of seasons causes a change in food supply, causing birds to move to an area with a more plentiful food supply. Birds also migrate to a specific area to breed and raise their young.
Mammals
1.True or False?
Mammals are cold blooded?
False they are warm blooded
2. Name a mammal that lives in each of these climates....
Cold: Polar Bear
Warm:Camels
Underground: Moles
In the air / fly: Bats
In the Ocean: Dolphins
3. What do mammals eat?
d. All the above
Fish
1. What is the world’s largest fish? The smallest?
Largest: the whale shark.
Smallest: the tiny goby.
2. Can fish distinguish color?
Most fish are colorblind. Fish can see color shadings, reflected light, shape, and movement.
3. How does the Porcupinefish defend itself?
The Porcupine fish fills itself with water and puffs up like a spiky ball. The predator usually swims away, discouraged and hungry.
Reptiles
1. True of False? Reptiles have ear holes instead of ears.
True, reptiles do not have ears.
2. List two ways reptiles cool off when they get too warm.
3. How many species of reptiles are there? What continents do they inhabit?
There are 8,240 species of reptiles. They inhabit every continent except for Antarctica.
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